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T. O'Heir · June 21, 2017, 12:28 PM

The difference between 38 special and 357 mag brass is 135 thou of length. Everything else is identical. .357 brass is not any thicker or stronger or anything else. It's just longer.
"...you can load 357's as 38 Specials..." Yep. Works really well with a .357 revolver. No .357 loads in a .38 case though. Far too easy to forget and load 'em into a .38 Special revolver.
Anyway, the Bullseye load range for a cast 158 in .38 is 3.2 to 3.5. 4.3 to 4.8 for a .357.
"...funny anomaly I've seen is in Hodgdon's..." Lotta funny anomalies on Hodgdon's site.

June 21, 2017, 12:28 PM	#17
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	The difference between 38 special and 357 mag brass is 135 thou of length. Everything else is identical. .357 brass is not any thicker or stronger or anything else. It's just longer. "...you can load 357's as 38 Specials..." Yep. Works really well with a .357 revolver. No .357 loads in a .38 case though. Far too easy to forget and load 'em into a .38 Special revolver. Anyway, the Bullseye load range for a cast 158 in .38 is 3.2 to 3.5. 4.3 to 4.8 for a .357. "...funny anomaly I've seen is in Hodgdon's..." Lotta funny anomalies on Hodgdon's site. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!